Game News Round-Up

Netflix says GTA 6: An Extended Look got 31.1 million views and topped its charts in nearly every country

• The video was posted on YouTube six hours later, where it has since racked up a further 17 million views on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets a surprise Switch 2 update, bringing eight-player split-screen to the evergreen racing game

• Other improvements include improved image quality and faster loading times, alongside support for GameShare and CameraPlay

Nintendo adds three more NES games to Switch Online: Ninja Gaiden 3, Ikari Warriors and RC Pro-AM 2

September's first wave of Xbox Game Pass games revealed

• Arriving
• Shelldiver (1st September)
• Speedrunners 2: King of Speed (3rd September)
• Dice a Million (4th September)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (8th September)
• The Royal Writ (10th September)
• Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage (10th September)
• RuneScape: Dragonwilds (15th September)
• Leaving (15th September)
• Commandos: Origins
• Cricket 24
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dead Cells
• Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
• Frostpunk 2
• Mullet Madjack
• Spiritfarer
• Superliminal
• Train Sim World 5

CD Projekt Red sees profit climb 37% in H1 2026

• CD Projekt Red generated $116.5 million (435 million PLN) in revenue during the first half of 2026, up 23% year-over-year
• Net profit also rose 37% to $66.7 million (249 million PLN), and net profitability reached 57.2%
• Cyberpunk 2077 has crossed the 40 million copies sold
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty has sold 15 million copies
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has sold over 65 million copies
• Witcher series has surpassed 90 million copies to date

Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB

• Both companies say SteamDB will continue to operate under its own name, brand, and community. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed publicly